The Sun. — London, England, 1836-05-26 00:00:00

„~ THAMES YACHT SAILING CLUB. The Lady Louisa has got up since the calm, and the "big ones " are abroad. It must blow a great deal fresher to day than yesterday, if the heavy yachts go in anything like "spankie." TH__E SUN, LOON DON, THURSDAY, MAY 26, .i.&z36. sure in addressing so numerous and respectable a meeting. 1 They were evidently multitudinous and enlightened, but to prove whether they were also patriotic, he would ask them one question, which he would request them to mark and answer = " tithes or no tithes," which did they wish for ? (Cheers, and cries of "No tithes.") Corporation reform, or uational degradation, which would they advocate 2 (Cheera,) He was glad to bear that cheer ; it sounded the knell of corruption and exclusiveness.—(Cheers.) The people were determined to have corporate reform, and it must be granted. They had leaders with heads capable to direct and there beat in every bosom around a heart coura geous to follow.—(Cheers.) The pruning-knife must be used to lop off the useless or detrimental branches ; and if the knife was found unequal to the task, the axe would be laid to the tree, and root and branch of the upas of corporation felled down.—(Hear, hear.) They would never cease agi tation till Ireland was what she should be— " Proud England's sister, not her bonded slave : "—(Cheers. .ave. The resolution was then put from the Chair, and carried unanimously. JAMES POWER, Esq., M.P., said that he held in his hand a resolution which contained accusations against a body of men whose recent acts had rendered them unpopular in Ireland and disreputable in Europe.—(Hear, hear.) Their conduct was calculated to create disunion in Ireland where it did not already exist, and to continue it where it did exist.—(Cheers.) As a representative of the people, he had lent his support to the present Government, and well had they deServed it ; but of what service was the energy of the Ministry, or the assistance of the Members, of the Lower House, if the Lords were determined to entertain no measure meaning to effect good for the people ? Mr. CALLAGHAN said—My Lord and Gentlemen, I am about to submit to your attention a resolution which refers to that House which opposed every good measure for Ire land, and originated nearly every bad one—(Hear, bear) — that House which must either be abolished or admit within its walls such men as my Lord Milltown, whose patriotism might serve to palliate the bad qualities of the others.— (Hear.) I would, however, recommend gentlemen who are anxious to curtail its privileges to curtail their own speeches, as I perceive the hour grows late, and I shall set them the example myself.—(Cheers and laughter.) Mr. P. SWEET3IAN said he would follow the admirable advice of Mr. Callaghan. He briefly but forcibly addressed the mcetine. Mr. JOHN DILLON said he would not detain the meeting long, he only wished to remark on a part of Mr. Finn's speech. He had told them that it was likely that Colonel Blacker would be re-admitted among the Magistracy. He would ask, could it be possible such a gross insult was in tended for the people of Ireland ?—(Cheers.) Lord MILLTowN said he must interrupt Mr. Dillon, as he was not speaking to the question, and he could not, at all events, sanction an attack on a private character. Mr. DILLON said, he would be sorry to disobey the Noble Chairman, but he must remark that a person who notori ously violated the law should not be entrusted with its exe cution. He hoped both Whigs and Tories would take a lesson from the present meeting, the latter to despair of carrying corrupt measures for the future ; and the former to learn to be more speedy and energetical in obeying the people's wishes, if they hoped to retain the people's confi dence.--(Cheers.) Mr. MARTIN proposed the next resolution. He said he fully concurred in its tenor, but would not delay the meeting by any remarks. Mr. MICHAEL POWELL seconded the resolution, which was put and carried unanimously. Nil% DICKSON, K.C., concluded an eloquent appeal by hoping that. dissension and disunion may depart from among us. that we may hear no more of English, or Irish. or Scotch, hut ,glory in the name of united Britons. --(Hear.) That religious d'ssens'ons may cease, and disr garding the mere term of Protestant. Catholic, and Pr:.byterian, glory in the name of united Christians. BALL, 111. P., seconded the resolution. Mr. FITZsIMONS, M.P., said—Fellow-citizens, we are again met to agitate for old Ireland.—(Cheers) I. though a minor disciple in the school of agitation, and but a young apprentice in the craft, am nevertheless a zealous labourer. —(Cheers.) Formerly we agitated for religious liberty for our country, awl now we demand for her an equal .m asure of reform.—(Cheers.) The Lords, after insulting use can no longer exist in irresponsible tyranny ; some al wration mast take place in that House, and it only re- . m ins to consider whether it will be a reform, by the in fuaina of such men as Lord or an organic change instl;e construction of that body. The people are advancing in the p::th of right, and :vith the assistance of the God of even, who has sent his glorious sun to shine; upon us tl.is v, they will be successful over tyranny and injustice. Mr. Pte.or concluded an able and trgiunentative speech, in which lie reviewed at great length the principles and ten dencies which the ossemhly had met to discuss, in the fol lowing words :—Therefore, it is, my Lord (said Mr. Bigot) that I say again, reject this Bill. The consequences of adopting such a scheme of legislation as it proposes, cannot he contemplated without alarm by any of those—and I am one of them—who have hitherto cherislied a desire to main tain the Union. They who so desire ought not to be . . tempted or goaded into reconsidering their opinions upan that question. The principles involved in this measure lead directly to that among the other perils to which they lead. I tra.l:4; the firmness of the Government, and the.combi:ied energies of the people, will guard us against the calemity of passing such a law. I believe the country is roused. It will speak with power, but with temperance. Ar.d when Ireland sends forth a universal cry lhr justice, and that cry i 3 seconded by the British people, - recollecting how we stood by diem in their time of need, I have little fear the ZdiniStry or the House of Commons will defeat themselves by an acquiescence in the scheme of insult and injustice now sought to be inflicted by the Lords upon the Irish people. Mr. W. G. KELLY made some observations, which were very favourably received. he concluded by saying, that the propcsed measure of the Lords would have one good effect, for it would r o u s e up e v e ry Irishman to speak loudly his indigreant feelings at their tyranny and injustice.—(Cheers.) After giving, three cheers for Corporate Reform and the abolition of Tithes, the immense body of men' who filled the Coburg Gardens, quietly retired to their homes, with out one accident having occurred during the whole day. (The Dublin Evening Post ciescribes the mecting as beinz beyond all question one of the most imposing—ona of the 'most important assemblies ever convened in Ireland. It was composed of the Whigs and Reformers of Ireland now in Dublin—of Noblemen and Members of the House of Commons—of the leadinir barristers—of some of the foremost merchants, and a concourse of between twenty-five and thirty thousand ready and devoted peopl e . It com prised all classes in religion—all ranks and shades of Irish Reformers, from the ultra-Radical to the most moderate Whig—ig, indeed, the latter, like ourselves, who have always connselled peace and moderation, have not aban doned the quality and taken the lead in the most vehement. We refer, hs an illustration of this observation, to the posi tion which Lord Killeen has taken. and to the remarkable speech which he made ; to the able and unanswerable speech or Mr. Pigott ; to the speech of Mr. Ball, the Member for Clonmcil ; and of Mr. Sergeant Woulfe, the Member for Cashel. Now, these are men who are not much inclined to agitate, unless they are forced by neces sity of the crisis to throw themselves, as they have done, into the front of the battle.] Viscount Palmerston had a long conference on Tileslay afternoon with the Prince of Orange, at his Royal Highness's apartments at Mivart's Hotel. We understand that great personal cordiality exists between the Prince and the Ministers, all of whom, including the Premier, have paid visits to him since his arrival. NEW WORK BY THE AUTHOR OF 44 THE PILOT."—At length the public are about to be gratified by a new production from the pen of this distinguished writer, the announcement of whose works excites now all the interest which used to attend a new publication by Sir Walter Scott. Certainly Scott for truthful pictures of our national manners, and particularly of those of " the land of the mountain and the flood," arid Cooper for his spirit-stirring, and graphic stories of the sea, and far those tales founded among his native and primeval forests and almost ocean-lakes have never been equalled. The writings of such men are orn amen t s t o th e age in which we live, and are likely to be among the few works destined to survive our own time. Mr. C ooper ' s new work is to be called " Excursions in Switzerland," and will immediately be published by Mr. Bentley. TIIE 79TH REGIMENT.—On Tuesday morning, the first division of the depot of this gallant regiment embarked on board the Velocity steamer, for Edinburgh, where, we un derstand, they are for the present to be stationed . During th e time thi s regiment has been in the barracks here, the excellent order and soldierlike conduct of the men has been highly laud able, and has secured for them the esteem of all classes of the inh a bi tants o f t hi s c i ty , an d we ma y be allowed to mention a fact whi c h spea k s more i n t h e i r f avour than anything we could say—vi z ., t h at , d ur i ng t h e i r stay h ere no t o ne individual has been before the Police Magistrate on any complaint whatever. To the exemplary and gentlemanly conduct of Major Young and the other offic ers o f t h e d etac h ment , we f ee l proud to bear our sincere and willi ng t est i mony . G rea t regre t is felt at their departur e by a w id e c i rc l e of f r i ends, to whom t h e i r esti mable and gallant bearing has justly endeared them.—Aberdeen Herald. TIIE MOUNTAIN DECAMERON.—The author of this romance is evidently animated by an enthusiastic ambi tion. He desires to create for himself a " name apart." The iteration of poetry, of novel, of romance, that do not even ap peal to one lofty cmotion--do not lay the hand on the ever waiting lyre of the heart of man —must be wearying to thou sands. Why, then, not break away from such a beaten track? To paint the human heart in storm (a moral spectacle as grand to the soul as that of a stormy ocean)—to relieve its terror and its gloom by the gentle touches of woman's tenderness—of the thousand svectnesses of childhood—of love, pity, the gene rosity of self-devotion--such great, such delightful exercise of human sensibilities, seems to be the endeavour at least of this Mountain Decantfron. A 44, DUBLIN. Aye, let the land, ' Whose sons, through centuries of woe have striven, And perished by her temples, sink awhile, Borne down in conflict ;—But immortal seed, Deep by heroic suffering hath been sown On all her ancient hills." Ireland is awakened—roused from the slumber of re pose. into,which she had been lulled by confidence in the exertions of a liberal and beneficent Government. The conduct of the House of Lords, and its motives, as mani fested by the speech of Lord Lyndhurst, have alarmed the Reformers, and stirred up an energy among them which has no precedent here, except in the events of the year 1828, preceding Emancipation. The great meeting of this me tropolis to petition for Corporate Reform and the abolition of tithes, will be held on Monday next at the Coburg gardens. Similar meeting s will immediately t a k e pl ace i n Drogheda, Waterford, a nd Westmeath : and probably be fore the Ist of next month, all Ireland will have demon, strated her indignation at the insult offered her by my Lord Lyndhurst's crude and irregular attempts at legislation. This spirit has been evoked by an association just formed in this city, under the name of " a Committee to Petition for Corporate Reform and the Abolition of Tithes." They have sent circulars throughout the country, suggesting ex ertions for similar purposes ; and these circulars are being responded to with alacrity and determination. I attended a meeting, held this day at the CORN EXCHANGE, preparatory to that on Monday, and never witnessed so much unity of purpose and decision. It was an adjourned meeting from Thursday last, and the attendance was numerous and re spectable, embracing gentlemen of every rank and persua• sion. Sheil, however, seemed to be the very soul and spirit of the body. I have frequently before seen him in public and private life ; and witnessed some of his most happy displays of forensic eloquence. But I have never till this day had an opportunity of seeing genius and talents of the highest order, develope themselves under the influences which seemed to actuate Mr. Shiel on this occasion. He was evidently unprepared to make a long speech ; and would perhaps have said little in promoting the topics to be brought forward on Monday, had not accident as it were prematurely opened the treasures of his mind. The Sub- Committee appointed to prepare the resolutions and peti tion, had omitted any mention of tithes—confining them selves to Corporate Reform alone. This, Mr. Shiel ob served, was not going half-way towards disclosing the objects of the Committee ; which had in contemplation the attainment of perfect tranquillity for Ireland. There was no use in demanding niggard and pitiful instalments of a debt of justice, due to his beloved country, while so much remained to be paid off—the accumulation of ages. He then said, that, being on his legs, he might as well explain his views of the present aspect of things, and the policy which ought and must necessarily be pursued. in order to comply with the exigency of the times, and the wants of the people. Here he took a rapid view of the most prominent features of the present crisis, and the seve ral political events since emancipation, and said, the people of Ireland, before and since that event, were struggling against the exorbitant power of the Church establishment, which was " head and front" of every offence against their rights and franchise. The establishment of the Welling ton-Peel Administration and its overthrow, proved that to demonstration ; and it would be uncandid to disguise from the Legislature the honest feelings of this Associa tion on so momentous a question. There could be no peace in the country, nor security for life or property, while it remained unsettled. Every effort, therefore, made by Irishmen, should be directed to the root of the evil ; and it was vain for them to assemble, and petition, if they would not declare their conviction of the necessity of this most essential principle of reform. He went on to demonstrate that the present conflict of parties would not terminate till the people had shown the utter incapability of the Tory faction to govern the nation, in conformity with the " spirit of the age," and the demands which it had a right to make. I regret not being able to furnish you with even an outline of one of the most effective speeches I ever heard. It can not reach London before Wednesday, and probably not even then, will you find in the Dubl;ri papers a report conveying any adequate notion of its brilliancy and effect. At the commencement his sentences were abrupt and un couthly, or rather discordantly, uttered. Ile seemed to labour under inspiration, and would remind you of Virgil's description of the Sybil, preparatory to her solemn enur.- clarions : " Non compt.^ mansere comm . ; sed pectas anhelum." But when he became filled with, as it were, the magnitude . of his subject, .and all the interests of his country steed in relic; before him, his utt:2ranee and his action were alike free and unembarrassed ; graceful, harmoniods, and per fectly in obedience to the feelings and patriotic sentiments which lis vocabulary so forcibly expressed. Indeed the only difficulty under which he seemed to labour,. was that of preventing one train of ideas from overtaking another, and contending with it for priority of deliverance, so rapidly did they crowd upon him. And they were no cold, corn mon-place topics and arguments, such as may he gathered from any periodical. that calls itself independent, for the last seven years. They were " thoughts that breathe and words that burn," arising out of fact's, and a judicious ob servance of passing event:, selected and combined together in such a -manner, as if not appearing perfectly new, to ex cite new emotions and principles of action, " taut= series, juncturaque pullet," in the minds of his auditors. Under such stimulants Ireland must soon become not only unani mous and energetic, demanding all great objects of reform, but irresistible in enforcing them. Earl Mulgrave's defence of his Government. has not only increased his popularity, but excited the admiration even of his opponents. The case of the High Sheriff of Wexford, in particular, proves his straightforward, open, and manly course of policy towards this country. There is scarcely a gen tleman frequenting the hall of the Four Courts who does not admit the justice of superseding Mr. Leigh, notwith standing he may not have been an Orangeman at the time. The maxim noseilur a sociis, and the declaration of a Con servative barrister, respected and beloved by every man who knows him, and who will not shrink from stating what he knows, formed the grounds on which the Solicitor- General thought it his duty to interpose in the manner he did. If .Mr. Leigh, therefore, be aggrieved in any manner by the circumstance, he should seek redress from his own friends, rather than from a Government which seems deter mined to administer impartial justice, without regarding per sons or prejudices. As the matter now stands, truth seems to be suspended between Mr. Leigh's own declaration and the testimony alluded to ; and, though public opinion, in cluding therein the sentiments of both parties, may not push the balance to either side, the great majority of Irishmen arc pleased with the course pursued by Earl Mulgrave. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. REIGATE RACES-FIRST DAY. WEDNESDAY. Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, h. ft. for two-yrs old ; colts, Bst. 61b. ; fillies, Bst. 31b. Three quarters of a mile. Winners to carry 41b. extra, if twice 71b. 3 Subs. Sir G. Heathcote's Countess—The Colonel...(Bncke) 1 Mr. Farrell's br. c. by The Colonel Won easy by two lengths. Gold Cup, value 150 gs., given and won by David Robertson, Esq., in 1835, and IT-given in 1836, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each. About two miles and a half. The winner to be sold for 500/. if demanded, tce. Three years old, ist. 21b. ; four, Bst. 61b. ; fire, 9st. 21b. ; aged, 9st. 61b. ; mares and geldi ngs allowed 31b. The winner to pay 10/. towards the improvement of the Course. 10 Subs. Colonel Peel's ch. c. Jacob Faithful (Pavis) 1 Mr. Theobald names Olympic Duke of Richmond's Pussey, 5 yrs Mr. Sowerby's b. f. Boddice, 4 yrs Mr. Balchin's br. m. Levity, 5 yrs 5 Betting-5 to 4 agst Jacob Faithful, and 2to 1 against Pussey ; no other mentioned. Pussey made play, followed by Levity, for a mile and a half, when the latter declined, and her place was taken by Olympic. About half a mile from home Pussey declined, and the running was taken up by Olympic who was passed at the last turn, and beaten easy by two lengths. A Plate of 50 sovs., given by the Ladies of Surrey, for horses that have never won before the day of entry. Three•yrs old, 7st. 71b. ; four, Bst. 81b. ; five, 9st. ; six and aged, 9st. 21b. ; mares and geldings allowed 31b. Heats, about a mile and a half. The winner to be sold for 1201. Duke of Beaufort's Hatfield, 3 yrs...(Flatman) 1 2 1 Count Bathiany's The Sulphide, 3 yrs. . . 2 1 2 Mr. Molineux's g. f. by Dunsinane, 3 yrs 3 dr Mr. Price's ch. g. by Aaron Hatfield tho favourite. The first two heats won by a neck, and the third by a head. The Hunters' Gold Cup, value 100 sovs. 12st. each ; mares and geldings alloweJ 31b ; winners to carry 71b. extra, if twice 101 b. ; thorough-bred horses to carry 101 b. extra. Heats, about two miles. Mr. Baring's b. g. Lofty, aged ...(Capt. Beecher) 1 1 Mr. Knight's ch. g. Gameboy, 5 yrs Mr. Thompson's b. m. Agnes, aged... Mr. Bainbridge's br. g. Stradbally, 5 yrs 0 4 Mr. G. Pannel's b. h. Hokee Pokee, aged 3 5 Mr. J. Mathew's ch. g. Ace of Diamonds, aged... 0 dr Mr. Agate's b. h. Nonsense, 4 yrs Both heats won easy. The winner claimed. In, the two or three years that have elapsed since their com mencement, these races have progressed with a rapidity almost without precedent. They can now boast of two or three gold cups, Flenty of money, the Newmarket judge, and the Epsom clerk, a new and improved course, and a host of wealthy and influential supporters—in short, of all the essentials of present and future prosperity.. The company yesterday was immense, and included the Duke of Beaufort, Earl and Countess So mers and family, Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, Lord G. Bcntinck, Colonel Peel, Sir G. Hcathcote, R. Etwall, Esq., M. P., D. Robinson,c. Turner, Esq., Esq., T. cmrne n C .Codringtorno,Escti, Esq, j ,M . p .: j .. Harman,Tobin,E s E q!, cl. C ' aptain Fairlie, Captain Gardnor, ecc. The sport was most excellent. HER MAJESTY'S STATE BALL. The Queen gave a state ball (the second this season) at St. James's Pal ,ce on Tuesday (the anniversary of the Prin cess Victoria's birth-day). The arrangements were similar to the former occasion, the Throne-room and Queen Anne's-room were prepared for dancing, having orchestras in both, for the quadrille bands. The King's Guard was on duty in the Colour-court. The Yeoman Guard lined the guard-chamber and the approach from the grand staircases. The officers present were Sir Edward Pearson, the lieutenant ; Mr. Ellerthorp, clerk of the Cheque; and Sir Thomas H. Curteis, the exon in waiting. The entire suite of state rooms were brilliantly illuminated with ormolu chandeliers and candelabra; the Ball Room had, in addition, a number of side lights, furnished by Perry. The Royal Closet was set apart for cards. The ball was numerously and brilliantly attended; the dresses of many of the ladies being new for the occasion. Several of the noblemen wore their stars and badges set in diamonds. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the Prin cess Victoria, accompanied by their Serene Highnesses the reigning Duke of Saxe Cobourg Gotha, the Hereditary Prince, the Prince Albert of Cobourg, and the Prince of Le ningen, and attended by the Duchess of Northumberland, Lady Catherine Jenkinson, Baroness Lehzen, Sir John Con roy, Sir George Anson, Count Colowrat, and Baron d'Al vensleben, arrived at ten o'clock by the Colour-court. Their Royal Highnesses were received on the grand stair case by Captain Vincent, R. N., Hon. F. G. Strangways, Captain Curzon, R.N., Mr. Mellish, and Lieutenant-Colonel Jones, the Queen's Gentlemen Ushers, who conducted their Royal Highnesses through the state rooms to the Royal closet. The Duke of Cumberland, the Princess Augusta, attended by Lady Louisa Cornwallis and Sir Benjamin Stephenson; the , Land ravine of Hesse Homberg, attended by Madle. Stein ; the Duchess of Gloucester, attended by Sir Samuel Higgins; the Prince of Orange, the Hereditary Prince, and Prince Alexander of the Netherlands ; Prince George of Cambridge, accompanied by the Rev. Mr. Wood, and Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal, arrived and assembled in tia,, Royal closet. 'oort after ten o'clock their Majesties and the Royal party entered the rooms, and were received by the bands playing. " God save the King:: Having passed through the rooms to Queen Anne's room, or the ball room, the King and Queen, and the Royal visitors, took their seats on the elevated platform at the end, the back of which were hung with crim son drapery. Weippert's full band, of thirty performers, was stationed in this room, and as soon as their Majesties and the Royal Family were seated, commenced with a new quadrille (the Alexan driva), composed expressly for the occasion in honour of the Princess Victoria. The first set was danced by the Princess, the Ladies Hill, and the Hon. Miss Bagot ; Prince George of Cambridge, the Princes William and Alexander of the Netherlands, and the Prince of Saxe Cobourg. The following new music was performed by Weippert's band during the evening :—The Leiningen, Saxe Cobourg, and Nassau waltzes, and quadrilles from Les Huguenots, Ben yowski, Briganti, and Elixir d'Amour. The celebrated Vocal Gallope was repeated three times by special desire. In the Throne-room Mr. Collinet's band of distinguished professors from the King's Theatre, including Messrs. Na daud, Tolbecque, Remy, Barret, and Rode, executed Musird's new music. Amongst the favourite quadrilles were Micheline, Les Deux REines, L'Angleterre. Among the waltzes were Les Violettes and Der Trohsinn mein Ziel. The admired gallope of Beniowsky was repeated by desire. The band was ably led by Mr. Nadaud. At half-past twelve o'clock the King and Queen left the rooms for the Queen's House, where supper was served in the Drawing-room to their Majesties, the Duchess of Kent, the Princess Victoria, the Princess Augusta, the Landgravine, the Duchess of Gloucester, the Prince of Orange, the here ditary Prince, and Prince Alexander of the Netherlands, Prince George of Cambridge, the Duke of Saxe Cobourg Gotha, the Hereditary Prince, and Prince Albert of Coburg, the Princc of Leiriingen, Prince Ernest of Hesse, the Duke of Argyll, Marquis of Conygham, Countess of Sheffield, (Lady in Waiting) the Duchess of Northumberland, Earls Howe, Denbigh, and Albemarle. The Grand Banquet-room was at the same tirre ()pence, and supper was served to the general company. The King and Queen and their illustrious party returned to the Throne room soon after one o'clock. The. Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria left at two o'clock. Their Majesties remained in the Thron3-room till three o'clock, when they retired with the Royal Family, soon after which dancing ceased. Among the company were the Russian Ambassador; the French Ambassador, and Countess Sebastiani ; the Neapoli . :an Minister, and Countess Ludolf; the Prussian Minister, the Hanoverian Minister, and Baroness d'Ompteda de Strabe ; the Danish Minister, and Baroness Biome ; the Por tuguese Minister ; the Grecian Minister and Madame Tri coupi ; the Bavarian Minister, and Baroness Cetto; the Brazilian, Netherlands, Sardinian, and Saxon Ministers ; Noory Effendi, Ottoman Minister, accompanied by Mr. Sa lome, his Majesty's oriental interpreter; the Austrian, United States, and Belgian Charges. d'Affaires; Count Gramme ;t, Secretary to the French Embassy ; Count Seckendxff ( Prussian), Mons. Lichtenberg ( Hanoverian) Baton Rehatt sea (Swedish), Count Moivan (Sardinian), Chevalier de Ribeiro (Portuguese), Count Plessen (Danish), and Tal laat EiTendi (Ottoman). Secretaries of Legation ; M. Lebzel tern. Attat:he to the Austrian Embassy ; Mr. Mantlers, At tache to the Portuguese Legation; the Baron de Lagos, Count Charles and Countess Pozzo di Borgo, Count Gustavus and Countess Blucher do \Vahlstadt, Count Limburg. Stirum, Baron and Baroness de Rutzen, Mons. Frederic yea Vaunter (Professor of History in the University of Berlia), Ovannea Aga, Master of the Sultan's Powder Mills; Count Erdody, Chamberlain to the Emperor of Austria ; Baron d'Ompteda, Aid-de-camp to the Duke of Cambridge ; Baron d'Ompteda, of the Jaeger Guards; Baron Nolcken, of the Swedish Guards ; Captain Bedingfeld, of the Austrian ser vice ; Counts Colowrat and Festetietz; Mons. Alexander de Bethmann, M. de Regina, the Lord Chancellor and Lady Cottenham. The Queen, their Royal Highnesses the Princess Augusta, the Landgravinc, the Princess Sophia, the Duchess of Glou cester, the Princess Sophia Matilda, the Prince George id Cambridge, the Prince of Orange, the Princess William and Alexander of Orange, their Serene Highnesses the Reigning Duke of Saxe Cobourg Gotha, the Hereditary Prince, Albert of Saxe Cobourg, Prince of Leiningen, and the Prince Er nest of Hesse, assembled at the Duchess of Kent's, at tao o'clock on Tuesday (the Princess Victoria's Birth-day), to offer their congratulations to her Royal Highness and the Princess Victoria on the happy return of the day. The Duke of Sussex was prevented coming by the state of his sight, but his Royal. Highness sent the Duchess of Kent and the Princess very affectionate messages on the occasion. From one o'clock to seven o'clock the company calling at Kensington Palace was incessant, and the string of carriages so great, that many of the, visitors were obliged to sit in their carriages for nearly an hour. Upwards of fifteen hundred names were left on her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent's visiting-book. The King gave audiences yesterday to the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Duke of Richmond and Colonel Wood. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria paid the Duke of Sussex a visit yesterday. The Duke of Cumberland, after being present at the- Queen's state ball on Tuesday evening, left town for his resi dence at Kcw. His Seren , Highness the Reigning Duke of Saxe Cobourg Gotha visited the Prince of Orange and the Lord Chancellor yesterday. The chancellor of tha Exchequer left town yesterday for Howsdew House, near Ware. The Marquis of Anglesey gives a sumptuous entertainment this day in Old Burlington-street, to his Royal Highness the Prince of Orange, the Commander-in- Chief, and a distinguished party of military officers, many of whom, including the Illustrious Prince, were the Gallant Marquis's companions in arms at the battle of Waterloo. The Duke of Wellington, on Saturday, the 18th of June, will give his annual Waterloo fete at Apsley-bouse to the General and Field Officers engaged in that memorable conflict. The Prince of Orange is expected to defer his de parture from England until after that day, in order to be able to accept the Noble Duke's invitation. I'he Prince and Princess of Capua entertained a distinguished party at dinner at Mivart's Hotel on Monday evening, and afterwards the musical talents of Signor La blache, of the King's Theatre, were engaged for the amuse ment of the company. The Prince of Orange and his so ns wen t f rom Mi vart's Hotel on Tuesday afternoon, in one of the royal car. riages, to Kensington Palace, to pay a congratulatory visit to the Princess Victoria, on the return of the anniversary of her natal day. The Princes partook of a dejeune at the Palace, and afterwards visited the King and Queen at St. James's. The Marquis of Bristol, Earl Tyrconnel, Earl of Albemarle, Lord Southampton, Sir F. Trench, Lord J. Manners, Lord Brudenell, Sir J. Graham, Baron Osten, and Sir George Hoste, paid their respects to the Princess on Tuesday and Monday. It is, we believe, the intention of the Prince, previously to his departure, to place his two sons at the U nivers i ty of Oxford, where he was himself educated. His Royal High ness's third son, Prince Frederick, will shortly gn on board the squadron which is destined to cruise in the Baltic, after which he will proceed on his intended voyage to the East Indies. Mr. Notter, the Box Book-keeper has just put forth a very attractive bill of fare for his benefit, which takes place to-morrow night, at Covent Garden Theatre. The per formances commence with Sheridan Knowles's play of The Wife, which has not been acted these four years, and in which Mr. C. Kemble will sustain the part of Julian St. Pierre, originally played by the author of the piece. In the laugha ble interlude of Hide and Seek which follows, Mr. Keeley will make his first appearance here these four years, in his ori ginal character of .Moses ; and the entertainments arc to con clude with the last novelty—The Steel Pavilion ; or, the Charcoal Burner of the Hartz. It is stated that upwards of 20,000 individuals are at present residing in the metropolis, who have been brought to town by reason of the various new railway and other specu lations. and whose presence is required to obtain the various Acts of Parliament. FRENCH IDEAS OF ENGLAND.—Scribe, in his Visit to Bedlam, acted in 1818, makes his heroine take up her abode at a pleasant villa on the banks of the Thames, close to the New Bedlam, of which Dr. Willis is the Governor, and which is situate near the gates of London. The hero, a young man of fashion, travels with six horses and three pos tillions, and breakfasts on porter, at the sign of the Grand Admiral, BRITISH LEGION IN SPAIN. The following is the General Order issued on the 17th, by General Evans, for which we had not room in our pub lication of yesterday : GENERAL ORDER. Head-quarters, St. Sebastian, May 17, 183 G. The time requisite for obtaining reports from the com manders of brigades and regiments, enumerating the officers, non-commissioned officers, and men, who more particularly distinguished themselves in the glorious action of the sth inst., and the necessity of classifying the names of those so reported, has obliged the Lieutenant-General to postpone till the present moment the duty so grateful to his feelings of expressing to the troops his deep sense of obligation for their noble and admirable conduct on that day. The enemy's defences, after five months et preparation, had become screened on either flank by a river and a morass, and defended by what may be termed a garrison of 3,000 men. Before day-light our three columns of Spanish and Bri tish troops, under the Brigadier-Generals Chichester, Reid, and Shaw, ascended, attacked, and carried in the most prompt and excellent manner the enemy's first line of en trenchments. A series of barricades, some deep ravines, and, for the moment, insurmountable obstacles presented themselves to oppose any further immediate progress against the enemy's centre and right. What we gained, however, in that quarter was firmly maintained till the proper mo ment arrived for a farther advance. In the mean time the Ist and 2d brigades, and the Spanish corps attached to them, still pressing forward, carried in a brilliant style that Part of the second line in their front, where the 7th, 9th, and 10th regiments esta bli?hed themselves, although continually exposed to a very heavy cross fire. The whole of the Ist regiment, with detachments from the 7th, Bth, 10th and Segovia regiment, continuing in the same direction their triumphant career, soon lodged them selves, notwithstanding all the difficulties of the ground, close under the enemies third and last line of defence—the redoubt or battery of Lugariz. From this point some heroic attempts were made to climb over the enemy's pa rapets on the summit, led by Colonel Ellis, accompanied by Majors Freestun, Hicks, Thompson, Captain Scarman, and other officers. These efforts, which were for a time inef fectual, owing to the steepness of the ascent, but still more to the extreme fatigue and exhaustion of the troops from previous exertion, redounded in the highest degree to the honour of those engaged in them. One of the chivalrous onsets referred to was headed by Captain Knight, aide-de camp to General Chichester, a gallant officer, who never went into action without achieving distinction, and whose loss is a source of the utmost regret to the Lieutenant-General and his companions in arms. At length the admirably directed fire of his Britannic Majesty's ships under Commodore Lord .1 . 311 n Hay, and especially tnat of the Phenix, Captain Henderson, de stroyed a part of the enemy's defences. The 4th and Bth Regiments of the Legion, under Lieutenant-Colonels Han ley and Godfrey, just disembarked from his Majesty's ships, now mounted to the assault through the broach thus made, and with the most cool and splendid intrepidity, without firing a shot, rendered themselves masters of this long.con tested point. At the same moment the Saragossa and Oviedo Regi ments, the distinguished volunteers of Guipuzcoa, the mo bilised company of NatiOnal Guards, the 3d, 6th, and Rifles of the Legion, penetrated the centre, carrying in rapid suc cession several fortified houses, and capturing the enemy's cannon in that part of the line. At this point the rebel standard, erected in the centre of their works, indicating their intention of giving no quarter, became the prize of the Westminster Grenadiers, under Lieutenant-Colonel Churchill. Here also fell, mortally wounded, the rebel chief Segastibelza. On the other hand, it was in this last charge that Colonel Tupper received his wounds. Be was leading on his men with that daring ardour, which those who knew him can conceive. He met the fate of a brave soldier, and his honoured remains now rest beneath the spot ennobled by his fall. The victory was gained—the enemy fled utterly routed in all directions. The first proper fruit of this memorable action, was the destruction of the enemy's works erected against this interesting city, and of placing it and its im portant bay in a state of permanent security. This preli minary is now nearly accomplished ; and shortly—the Lieu tenant-General has no doubt—but that further successes await the troops. The Lieutenant-General has now but to endeavour to ex press his sense, though inadequately, of the merits of those whose conduct shone most conspicuously on the occasion. For himself he claims nothing but that of having been the senior officer present. It was an affair of straightforward fighting, and the end was distinctly gained by the intrinsic valour of all ranks— officers and men—Spaniards as well as British. The extensive experience, superior ability, and unbounded zeal of Brigadier Generals M‘Dou7al and Reid, are s o fully known and appreciated, , not only in this corpS, but in the British army, that the Lieutenant-General need only say, that to their advice and assistance on every occasion, and to their indefatigable exertions in forwarding the exe cutive parts of the service, he is more indebted than it is possible for him to 'describe. To Brigadier Generals Chichester and Shaw, for 'their constancy, decided practi-al skill, courage, and rare example, in directing throughout the day the first and second bri gades under their command, the Lieutenant-General will ever feel the deepest sense of gratitude. The prominent and conspicuous claims of those four officers in particular to a high and honourable consideration for their great share in•the issue of this hard fought contest are submitted to the Government, and will not be unattended to. To the Governor of St. Sebastian ; Don R imon Rebollo, to Colonel Don Joacquim Maria Bellosa, commanding the Oviedo Re giment, and for a time succeeding to the command of the Light Brigade, Colonels Don Tibucio Saraeed, of the Sa rogossa Regiment, Don C. Mellendez,of the Segovia Re giment, Don N—, of the Jaen Regiment, Don Fernando Cottoner, commanding the Volunteers of Guipusco, Don Jose Resus ta, commanding H. C. M. Marine Forces, Lieutenant-Colonel Don Manuel Menendez, of the Segovia Regiment, Captain the Baron Burghold, of the San Fer nano Regiment, and Licuts. Don Francisca Serranno, of the Carbineros of the Real Hacienda, and Don Luiz Gautier, of the Royal Engineers. To Colonel Coign houn, whose well known ability and energy in com mand of the Artillery, were of the greatest service, and to the, following officers commanding regiments of the Le gion ; Lieut-Colonels Ellis, Churchill, Harley, Ross, Swan, Godfrey, Fitzgerald, O'Connell, and Fortescue, the very best and highest acknowledgments are due. In this List of brave and excellent chiefs, it would indeed be difficult and invidious to make any selection. To the Officers of the General and Personal Staff, to the Quarter-Master General, Brigadier-General M'Dougall ; the Adjutant general, Brigadier-general Le Merchant ; to the Military Secretary, Colonel Considine ; my aide-de-camp, Lord W. Paget ; Lieut.-Colonels Cotoner, and Lezama ; Majors Escudero and Herman, and Shelley, and Don Ignacio Gur rea, the three first named of my aide-de-camps having been wounded, and to all of whom, for their devoted zeal and remarkable efficiency, he offers his sincerest thanks. And he has only again to reiterate to the whole of the troops— officers, non-commissioned officers, and soldiers of both na tions, this heartfelt testimony of his admiration of their conduct. In the brief and hurried dispatch, which the Lieut.-General transmitted to Government at the close of the action, pressed for time, and nearly overwhelmed with fatigue, he felt unable to enumerate at the moment more than a few indeed of the names of those who had distinguished themselvei, and he therefore thought it more just not to do this partially, but to embody the whole, as he now does, in one record, which will be transmitted to the General-in-Chief and Minister-at-War. The whole of these named in this order, as follow, receive the decoration of the military merit of St. Ferdinand, and the non-com missioned officers and privates, for their conduct also in the field of battle, according to the recommendations sent in, re ceive the decoration of Isabel the Second : THIRD CLASS OF ST. FERDINAND —Brigadier Generals M'Dougall, Chichester, Reid, Shaw. SECOND CLASS OF ST. FERDlNAND.—Brigadier-General Le Marchant ; Colonels Ramon Rebollo, I. M. Belloso, Tibucia Saraged, Jose Resusta, chief of Spanish Marine, Colquhoun, Considine, Lord William Prget, Captain Hen derson, H. M. ship Phoenix ; Lieutenant-Colonels Fer nando Cotoner, Fitzgerald, Godfrey, O'Connell, Churchill, Ellis, Harley. LIEUTENANT-COLONELS.—AIex. Cruise, 9th Regt. Staff ; Malcomb Ross, 6th Regt. ; M. Fortescue, Rifles ; J. Thompson, Ist Regt. ; J. Hicks, Ist. Regt. ; W. F. Campbell, 3d Regt. ; R. Cannon, 4th Regt. ; J. Shaw, 10th Regt. ; B. Mitchell, Bth Regt. ; V. Lezorma, 7th Regt. ; A. Losack, 4th Regt. ; G. M'Cabc, 7th Regt.; A. Jockmar, Staff. DEPUTY INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF HOSPlTALS.—Ru therford Alcock. MAJORS.—J. O'Neal, 6th Regt. Staff ; J. W. Wool ridge, 4th Regt. ; J. P. Meade, 10th Regt. ; G. Mitchell, and Major Hogg, Bth Regt. ; Major Cotton, 9th Regt. ; Major Boyd, Rifles ; Major Fitzgerald, 3d Regt. ; F. Clerk ; 6th Regt. ; M. Newcombe, Rifles ; P. Ramsay, 4th Regt. ; W. Shields and T. M'Knight, Bth Regt. ; G. Talbot and Edgar Beckham, Ist Regt. ; W. L. Freestun, 3d Regt. ; Don Raphael Escudero, A.D.C. to the Lieut.- General ; G. F. Herman, Rifles, Staff ; Don Ricardo Shelly, A.D.C. to the Lieutenant-General ; P. Thoreau, Artillery. _ _ - . CAPTAINS.—T. Edge, 7th Regt. ; W. H. Fitzgerald and E. Parke, 10th Regt. ; E. W. Thompson and F. B. Street, 9th Regt. ; Andrew Mackie and J. Sheppard, 9th Regt. ; C. Galway and Count de Railing, 10th Regt. ; R. Reevil and M. Regg, 3d Regt. ; J. Shaw and C. Wood, Gth Regt. ; E. Costello, R. Atkyns, and Jeffries, Rifles ; Baron de Burgold, Spanish Army, attached to Light Brigade ; P. Allez, 9th Regt. ; R. Wright, 10th Regt. ; Don Vicente Geonaga, Volunteers of Guipuzcoa. LIEUTENANTS.—Don Ignacio Guerrea, aide-de-camp to the Lieutenant-General ; C. Townley, M. Ximines, Ist Regt. ; J. M. Chadwick, and James M'lntosh, 3d Regt. ; Walter Carey, 6th Regt. ; E. de Burgh, and John Court ney, Rifles. Serrano attached to the Light Brigade—W. Phelan and Alexander Duncan, 7th Regt. ; Lieut. J. H. Hamilton, Artillery ; J. J. Sparrow, 9th Regt. ; Felix Prado, Volunteers of Guipuzcoa. ENSIGNS.—J. C. Byrne, 9th Regt. ; H. O'Donnell, 10th Regt. ; Volunteer Dillon, 9th Regt. DE LACEY E AYA NS, Lieut.-General. By command, J. GASPARD LE MARCHANT, Adjutant-Gen. Since Eguia's retreat strong detachments have been sent from Fontarabia and Irun to reinforce the garrison at Her nani ; the enemy's advanced posts are at the Venta Hill. Within these few days past the Carlists appear to be ani mated with a more loyal spirit, and to show a disposition to follow the usages of civilized warfare ; they cease to fire upon our pickets, and will frequently come down and con verse familiarly with our men. In one of these conversa tions an officer of theirs admitted that their loss in the late affair was upwards of 500 men, which, considering how they were covered, shows the intensity of an English line of fire. This morning, his Majesty's steamer ilfessenzer, ar rived from Portuf.xalette, bringing round a battalion of ma rines, 600 strong, under Major Owen. General Jaurcguy has arrived at Socoa with 1,500 men; and will be here to morrow. Our force will be as follows : The Legion Spanish troops British Marines and Marine Artillery 10,200 A further reinfonement of Spanish troops may be daily expected, which will then enable us to extend the circle of operations to Passages, Fontarabia, and Irun, thus cutting off the enemy's communications with the French frontier, from whense he draws so large a portion of his supplies, Sze. Should Cordova, on the other band, made an avant movement, which, considering that he has at least 50,000 men disposable, the Carlists, hemmed in between the sea, ourselves, and Cordova, cut off from their supplies, must either fight on our own terms or surrender. This is Bien entendu, that Cordova's operations are so well conceived, and executed with skill and rapidity. So favourable a mo ment has not occurred since the .commencement of the war. The enemy are completely paralysed from the effects of the late affair, and the active co-operation of the British forces must convince the deluded population that in clinging to the Pretender, they cling to a falling tower, whose fall will overwhelm them in its ruins. The following official list of promotions in the British Legion is to take effect from the date of the sth of May, 1836 : To be Brigadier Generals :—Colonel J. G. Le Mar chant, Adjutant-General Ist Regiment ; Colonel C. Shaw, K.T.C.S., 6th Regiment. To be Colonels :—Lieut.-Colonel Fitzgerald, 9th Regi ment ; Lieut.-Colonel G. C. Swan, 7th Regiment ; and Lieut.-Colonel E. L. Godfrey, Bth Regiment. . _ To be Lieut.-Colonel and Commandant 4th Regiment : Brevet Lieut.-Colonel P. Harley, K.T.S., from the 9th Regiment. To be Brevet Lieut.-Colonels :—Major J. Thompson, Ist Regiment ; Major J. Hicks, Ist ; Major S. Ross, Gth ; Major W. F. Campbell, 3rd ; Major R. Cannan, 4th ; Major S. Shaw, 10th ; Major. B. Mitchell, Bth ; Major M. Fortescue, Rifles ; Major V. Lezama, 7th ; Major A. Losack, 4th ; Major G. M'Cabe, 7th ; Major A. Jockmus, Bth. To be Majors :—Captain Ramsay, 4th Regiment ; Cap tain Wooldridge, 4th Regiment ; Captain J. Cotter (vice Harley, promoted), 9th Regiment; Brevet Major G. Hogg, Bth Regiment ; Brevet Major Boyd, from the 10th Regi ment, to be Major in the 'Rifles. To be Brevet Majors—Captain Freestun, 3d Regi ment ; Captain O'Neale, 6th Regiment ; Captain Her man, Rifles ; Captain Talbot, Ist Regiment : Captain Meade, 10th Regiment ; Captain and Adjutant F. Clarke, 6th Regiment ; Captain . W. Shields, Bth Regiment ; Captain R. Hamilton, 7th Regiment ; Captain New combe. To be Captains—Lieut. Bovil (vice Ramsay), promo ted), 4th Regiment ; Lieutenant George Jeffreys (vice O'Bcilly 'killed), Rifles ; Lieutenant J. M'lntosh, Rifles ; Lieutenant Arnold (vice Seaman killed), Ist Regiment; Lieutenant J. D. Miller, (vice Knight, killed), Bth Re giment ; Lieutenant A. Erskine (vice Hogg promoted), Bth Regiment; Lieutcnant M'Kellar, vice M'Ncil killed, Gth Regiment ; and Lieutenant Carnaby, Gth Regiment ; Lieutenant and Adjutant Edge, 7th .Regiment, to be Captain and Adjutant ; Lieutenant and Adjutant P. Alien, 9th Regiment, to be Captain and Adjutant, vice Cotter, promoted. To be First Lieutenants—Second Lieutenant H. L. de Backer, vice M. - Kellar, promoted, 6tll Regiment ; Second Lieutenant W. Forster, vice Balfour, killed in action, 6th ; Second Lieutenant M. Deilamore, 6th. To be Lieutenants—Ensign I'. H. Roberts, vice Miller, promoted, Bth ; Ensign R. Shields, vice Erskine, pro moted, Bth ; Ensign J. J. Sparrow, vice Allex, promoted, 9th ; Ensign Doherty, vice Arnold, promoted, Ist, dated 12th May ; Ensign Fergusson, vice Cooper, Ist dated 12th May. Hugh Robertson, to be Quartermaster of the 7th went, vice Warner killed in action. Sergeant liowitt, to be Quartermaster of the 6th Regi ment, vice \Varner, promoted to the 7th. Quartermaster Sergeant Hayes to be Quartermaster of the 9th Regiment, vice Wright, killed in action. Sergeant Holy to be Ensign of the Ist Regiment, vice Doherty promoted. Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Ross. of the 6th Regiment to be Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant, from the 13th inst., vice Tupper, deceased. Brevet. Major and Adjutant Clerk to be Major and Ad jutant, vice Ross, promoted, lath May. Artillery—Captain Thoreau to be Brevet-Major, I`2th May. Medical Department — Assistant Inspectors of' hospitals R. Alcock, K.T.S. to be Deputy Inspector-General o; Hospitals for services in the field. (True copy) C. WETHE R A LL, Lieut.-Col. Freeman's-Court, Cornhill, May 24. Loss OF FOUR LIVES.—On Tuesday morning last, as four young men were descending in a carriage into a coal and mine pit, at Sirhowy Works, the carriage, by some unknown means, got entangled in the side of the pit, and the chain by which it was suspended gave way, when the unfortu nate victims were in an instant precipitated to the bottom, a depth of about fifty-four fathoms, and their bodies were found mangled in such a dreadful manner, that it was with much difficulty they were conveyed to their respective homes, by their trembling fellow-workmen. Two of the unfortunate sufferers were inmates of the same house, which they both left together in the morning in the bloom of life and full of vigour, little dreaming of the dreadful fate pending over their heads, and which in a few minutes put an end to their existence, in the manner already described ; but, before eight o'clock, their shattered remains were conveyed back from whence they came. —Cambrian. RECIPROCITY.—The people of Ireland, England, and Scotland, require the application of a principle which has been long recognized by the Constitution of Great Britain, and sanctioned by the approving judgment of the wise and good in every age since man emerged from barbarism. But a hand ful of privileged persons, just 180 little Lords, answer the rea sonable requisition of 23 millions of men constituting the wealth, population, and intelligence of the kingdom, by saying that they will send the Corporations to destruction—yes, they insolently declare that the elective principle shall not be intro duced—they add insult to outrage, and vociferously damn them all to annihilation. Now, where let us ask, would be the in justice, moral or political, if the people of Great Britain, through their representatives, were now to demand a law to annihilate the power of the men who thus wantonly off:ind justice, and outrage the entire kingdom by their indecent, dishonest, and scandalous acts. There would be some reci procity in dealing thus with these nefarious exclusives. MR. GREEN'S ASCENT.—This intrepid voyager ascended from the Surrey Zoological Gardens on Monday evening, at half-past seven o'clock, and descended at Neston park, near Guildford, at a quarter before nine o'clock. The balloon passed over Vauxhall. When over Hammersmith Suspension Bridge it was at its greatest elevation, being 20,000 feet, and although the wind was extremely strong, the balloon was stationary for nearly three-quarters of an hour. The last sixteen miles were made within twelve minutes. A great deal of difficulty was experienced in landing on account of the grappling irons having passed through the woods tear ing away the upp er p ar t o f t h e trees . Th e b a ll oon was ulti mately secured by their taking firm hold of the branches. The internal capacity of the balloon is 22,000 cubic feet of gas, which is equal to 120,000 gallons. On Tuesday Mr. Green made his 213th ascent fr om th e same gar d ens , ac companied by a gentleman whose name was not given. The ascent was grand in the extreme. The Tory proceedings at our Theatre on Thursday last, in humble imitation of something of the sort about a month or six weeks since at Covent-garden, will pass as an excellent joke among the Reformers, upon whose heads (tin. fortunate wights 1) so much conservative froth and foam was vented. The business from beginning to end app eared to b e a trial of strength as to w ho could best abuse the Whigs. Colonel Sibthorp was the first to let fly ; Sir E. F. Brom head followed, and in due course a Mr. Wetherell, from Northamptonshire, and Mr. G. Sharpe. We believe the pre eminence lies with the gallant Colonel, for though the others proved themselves by no means deficient in the art of railing, the greatest share of applause followed the Colonel's denun ciations. Indeed, his gesticulations and his elocution, his graceful bows and Roscius-like distention of the arms—fit at titudes for the stage he trod on—all combine to prove that the palm of merit belongs to the gallant Colonel.—Lineola Ga zette. BRUSSELS AND GERMAN PAPERS BRUSSELS, Mnr 24. —A letter from Berlin, of the 17th, says :—" The King continues to show great kindness to the Duke of Orleans and Nemours, and has several times said that he would endeavour to visit Paris in the autumn. It is as serted that the Duke of Nemours will ask the hand 01 . 1% Prussian Princess, dau g ht er o f P r i nce Willi a m, but that this will not be done till after the signing- of the contract of mar riage of the Duke of Orleans an d th e ' Archduchess Theresa of Austria." A letter from the frontiers of Italy of the 10th May says : " We learn that the Duke of Modena has refused the band of his daughter to Don Miguel." FRANKFORT, MAY 19. —( Private correspondence of the Courrier Belge.)—We learn, from good authority, that im portant negociations have taken place between the Cabinets of London and Vienna, which are on the eve of leading to a definitive arrangement. It is contemplated to ratify a formal treaty to regulate the affairs of the East, and to prevent the further encroachments of Russia. The Cabinet of St. James's is inclined to protest, in concert with that of Vienna, against the tolls of Ismael, and, if necessary, to adopt measures to re store the free navigation of the Danube. The Cabinet of Vienna consents to declare against the convention relative to the Dardanelles, and to demand that the Black Sea shall be open again to British ships. Baron Sturmer, the Austrian Internuncio at Constantinople, has already made pressing applications to the Divan; he has prevailed to have the Prussian and Russian officers employed in the defence of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus removed from that service. Austria has increased the number of its troops on the eastern frontier, and they will be further increased by the regiments coming from Italy. England will send an ad ditional naval force to the Mediterranean. The Divan seems to accept all the proposals of Vienna and London, only it requires securities ; it demands that the English fleet shall always be ready to protect Constantinople ; the integrity of the Turkish Empire must be formally recognized. It is affirmed that France has at present no share whatever in these negotiations, and that Admiral Roussen merely plays the part of a passive spectator. isguil AN FUNDS, BRUSSELS, MAY ES. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent. 101.% Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent. 95 3 74 Society of Commerce, 4 per Cent 132 Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent l2'l —Brussels Papers, May 24. VIENNA, MAY I6.—Her Majesty the Empress Dowager set out early his morning for Mtinich. This is the first time for 20 years that her Majesty has visited her august relations in her native country. Prince Metternich yesterday completed the 63d year of his age. :VIENNA, MAY 16.—Five per Cents., 1038 ; Four per Cents., 99 : Three per Cents., 751- ; Bank Shares, 1,366. —Allge mine Zeitung, May 21. SPAIN. The address of the Isturiz Cabinet to the Spanish nation : In charging themselves with the affairs of the Govern ment, those whom her Majesty has been pleased to honour with her confidence, feel bound to declare the principles on which they will act, to give effect to the solemn promises and bene volent intentions of her Majesty the Queen Regent. The full and frank appeal made by her Majesty to the nation assembled in Cortes, to revise with the Crown our fundamental laws, was an act emanating from her Royal mind, for which her present Ministers do not hold themselves responsible, be it praised or be it blamed, but to its full ac complishment they have determined to dedicate all their power when the time shall arrive when they may realize this desired object. Then, in conjunction with the co-legislative bodies, the Crown will seek a sure and permanent means of carrying into effect the ancient and fundamental laws of the monarchy, by distributing in the most fitting manner the power of the people, the prerogatives of the Crown, and the rights of the nation, laying aside all political discussions, and giving to our social edifice the form and bearing which becomes it. But the first and most urgent want of the nation is the ter mination of the civil war by which it and its Government are now harrassed. To watch over this, almost exclusively, will be one of the first objects of the present Ministry ; resolved to this end to avail itself of all the internal resources of the na tion, and of all the assistance which it is entitled to claim un der the Quadruple Alliance. Keeping in view the end already announced as claiming their first attention, her Majesty's Ministers will not neglect t.) recommend to her the prosecution and perfection of impor tant reamns • but whatevtr they may commence, or ru.suc, or terminate, they will pursue by legal, the only good, means, the only means by which such reforms can remain assured. From the same motives, and in fulfilment of their duty, and of what they owe to the public good, the Ministers of her Majesty will take especial care to see that the laws are re spected and obeyed, foreseeing or punishing their infraction, or attempts upon it. As liberty is neither more nor less than social order, and as factions, instead of advancing must ever retard its progress, their depression or chastisement becomes a paramount duty of those charged with the Government—a duty which her Majesty's ,Ministers arc determined to perform without fear or favour. The knowledge of these principles should be generally diffused, to which end you will give it the necessary publicity. I communicate it to you by Royal Grder. G.—('PHIS DAY.) (FROM LLOYD'S.) DEAL, MAY, 25.—Wind N.E., fresh.—Arrived the Har rington, from Limerick. Sailed the whole of the homeward bound. Arrived from the river and proceeded, the Busby, —, for China ; George Canning, Warren. for Bombay ; Hersey, Parkison, fel. the Mauritius ; Jean, Goldie, for Cal cutta : --, Roberts, for Ceylon ; Minerva, Clark, for Trieste; Dart, Ditcham, for Gibraltar; Caldar, Rathwell, for Demerara ; Leda, Lyall, for Barbadoes ; arid the Oscar, Hinderwell, for Trinidad. Porn's:mot:Tu. 11IAr 25.—Wind S.E. to N. S.E. FALMOUTH, MAY 21.—Wind E. S. E.—Sailed the Alexan der Baring, St. Croix, for China. STANDGATE CREEK, MAY 24 —Arrived the Water Witch, Cashel], from Naples. DUBLIN, M A Y 23.—Arrived the Devon, Monith, from Cadiz. WATERFORD, MAY 23.—Arrived the Rapid, Miller, from London. LIMERICK, MAY 23.—Arrived the Harriet, Mayse, Anna Letitia, Davies, and Harris, White, from London. The Elizabeth, Bruce, from Hull, has arrived at Stromness with loss of bulwarks, and part of the cargo was thrown over board, having been struck by a sea, in long. 36, bound to Quebec. The Bonny Lass, from Greenock to Tarbert, was on shore on the Island of Sandy on the 27th ult. Pita's, MAY 24. —The Courier of Havre, Mazer, bound to Newfoundland, in leaving Craisic, was wrecked on a :bank and sunk. The following important and interesting communication was received yesterday at Lloyd's:— " Admiralty, May 23, 1836. ,‘ Sir— I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to trar.smit to you herewith, for the information of the Committee for Managing the affairs of Lloyd's, a copY , a despatch received from his Majesty's Consul at Elsineur, stating that the Danish Government have stationed a 0 1 ' 4 establishment at the entrance of the channel formed by an irruption of the sea on the north-cast coast of Jutland, With a view of facilitating the navigation. " I am Sir, your most humble servant, " JOHN BARROW. " The Secretary of Lloyd's." (Copy No. 24.) " Elsincur, May 14, 18343- . , " Sir—With reference to my despatch No. 16, dated the 2 a of March, relative to the navigation of the Aver Channel, I have the honour of furthur communicating the following par ticulars on the subject : " With a view of facilitating the navigation through thaft. channel, the Danish Admiralty, by an order dated the 7th April, have sanctioned the erection of a pilot establishment a its entrance from the North Sea. In consequence, to the south of that entrance, on a sandy eminence, and near a tea; porary watchhouse, has been placed a signal post, the flag' 0 , 1 which hoisted at top signifies that the vessel has been obs erved, and that the assistance of a pilot is offered. " The said flag being lowered once denotes one foot of water. Ditto ditto twice two ditto. Ditto ditto three times three ditto. Ditto ditto four times four ditto. Ditto ditto five times five ditto. Ditto ditto six times six ditto. 7, And so forth. After this the pilots go out towards th e vessels to make the customary signals. The rate of pilotage , p a y able according to a tariff, exibited in the Pilot office, h as been fixed fur the present at two rix bank dollars silver, equal to 4s. 6d. sterling per foot of the ships draught of water, and hi the winter season at one-third, which rate will eventually be, reduced one-third more, should the navigation of t he Channel increase. Ships entering from the North Sea may, obtai..! pilots for the several ports and places situated in the Sirafiore, " According to the soundings which have been taken a ii : different periods the depth of the western entrance varies fro iicl-a five to seven feet, and at the eastern entrance from five -3 half to six feet. In the Channel itself, which affords anchorage, the depth both from the frith and the sea increases to eighteen feet, which depth, however, is subject to continual ch.;eg,es; The mouth of the Channel towards the sea is about bell _ Danish mile wide ; but further up towards the frith it declinmes from 250 to 50 fathoms, its length from the sea to its ee.: cencement of the frith is sup h e-quarters of a Danish mile. posed to be t re CS Any alterations in the course or depth of this Channctl! el! well as the names of the vessels frequenting it, will fro e m _l e n . ' to time be communicated in the Danish (Signed) " FRANCIS C. lIIAGGRE6OIi papers. --I ha,v_.,p.,, has been ....----........—.................. Since the visit, last weck, of Lord Brougham t° Earl Spencer, the Tories have been circulating the 'd prep ara t or y to a partial change in the Cabinet ;_' yin ul ge a h o p e that it will lead to a dissolution of the , co Ministry. This hope, will, however, be disappointed t.... nduct of the House of Lords has given popularity to Minis ters, by w h om it has been resisted, and nothing can be be calcul a t e d t o perpetuate their continuance in office than the a report that folly and opposition of the ultra Conservatives to popular measures. it en REcaufTING IN THE FOOT GITARDS.---- _e cruiting has commenced for a large number of young n into the Foot Guards ; but in consequence of the ditile'.ua.l._tYt experienced in obtaining men of the height of five feet earn_. inches, the C o mmander -in-Chie f has issued an ceder output rizing the recruiting sergeants in the couPtry to (nlist men 4 :. the height of five feet seven inches. a . 41 4 Y( th (ti 144 S ti 4.., fi ort lbari